Wednesday, March 16, 2005

More Evidence that "South Park" is the Most Intellectual Show on TV

Tonight's South Park took on the hippies and anti-capitalist, anti-corporate dope-smoking morons. A paraphrased excerpt:

Hippie #1: "We're gonna build a world where there's one guy who makes bread, and another guy who takes care of public safety..."
South Park kid: "You mean like a baker and a policeman?"
Hippie #2: "No, man, can't you imagine a world where people offer services in exchange for the services of others?"
South Park kid: "Yeah, it's called a 'town.'"

Sure, reading Smith's The Wealth of Nations or Hayek's The Road to Serfdom or Bastiat's The Law may give you better bragging rights -- but they won't teach you the realities of economics any better than this episode could.